Vanity case



C. N. CORYELL VANITY CASE May 24, 1932.

Filed June 12, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

za I INVENTOR L CHARLES N CORY/ELL ATTORNEY May 24, 1932. c. N. CORYELLVANITY CASE Filed June 12, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR CHARLES N CORYELL ATTORNEY material may contain lipstick and eye crayon Patented May24, 1932 s'rs i cHA Lns'N. conrELL; or MAMARQNECK, NEW was VANITY oAsE IApplication filed June 12,

The invention relates to vanity boxes of the type commonly carried. inwomenshandbags and containingtoilet articles such as a mirror,cosmetics, etc. l 3

According to preferred form of the invention the vanity may comprise topand bottom covers hinged together, the bottom cover carrying a dispensmgarrangementfor loose powder and the top cover. carrying a mirror and oneor. more holders for stick material. A one" piece frame member may beprovided for holding the mirror and the one or more holders for stickmaterialin the top cover. he dispensing arrangement for loose powder maybe placed at one endof the bottom cover leaving a recess to accom-;modate the holders for stick materialwhen the'cover is closed: Theholdersffor stick or any other desired cosmetic ,material in stick form.lhe dispensing arrangement for loose powder may consist of a sifterarrangementfor dispensing the powderby pressure on a dispensing plate.If desired, instead of using two holders for, stick'material, one"holder for stickmaterial may be provided, making the box correspondinglysmaller;

The invention also consists in certain new and'original features ofconstructionand combination of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed[f Although the novel features which are believed to be characteristic ofthis invention will be particularly. pointed out in the claims appendedhereto, the invention itself, as to its objects and ,advantages,;themode of its operation and the manner of its organization may be betterunderstood byreferring to the following description taken in connectionholding the stick using a single holder for stick materiall.

parts as the .art will permit.

1930.1 serial No. 460,598.

6 6, 77 and8-. 8 ofFigr'2, respectively; A

. Fig. '9 is a perspective of'an insert plate used in the bottom cover;a i F1g..10 is a perspectiveofthe frame for top'cov'er, q V

Fig. 11 is a side view of apart of-the top cover; and

" Fig'. .12 represents a mo dified form of box In'thefollowingdescription and in the claims parts will begidentified,specifici names for convenience, but they are intended" to be as genericin their application tosimilar Like reference characters denotelikeparts in the several figuresof the drawings.- i V In thedrawingsaccompanying and form ing-partof this specification, practicalcom mercial embodiments ofl'the invention are i shown, but as suchillustrations are primarily for purposes of disclosure, it; will beunder stood thatthe structure may bemodifiedin r various respectswithout departure fromthe broad spirit and scope of the; invention as 1@hereinafter defined and claimed I i -Referring now tothe drawings, thevanity box comprises a top,cover20,a bottom cover I 21suitablyhingedthereto. Thetop cover 20 may have a'i'iy-suitableornamental design on its top outer'surface as illustrated,

The top'cover 20 comprisesabottom wall 22 having upstanding side walls"23, a

front wall 24 and a back wall 25, As shown, V particularly in Fig-"7,-the front and back walls 245 and 25 are curved and extend agrees erdistance than the side walls23.

-Heldwithin the top cover 20 is a frame 26 7 having an opening 27through which the V mirror 28, which may be of metal, is viewed,- themirror being held between the bottom 1 wall 22 and the frame member 26.The frame member 26 also comprises curved portions 29 and 30 having adoubled-portion 3lther'ebe 5' V tween, these parts cooperating with thebot-. tom wall- 22 to form sheaths and3'5 tohold stick material; 7

-' Bottom wa1ls32 and 83 arerformed'ifroin thematerial of frame 26 forthe ,sheaths34 15mm v holders and mirror in the '55 g aj] V and 35,providing closed ends for the holders forstick material. I I I The otherends are open as shown, the adjoining side wall 23 being suitablynotched as shown in Fig. 11 to form a complete opening with the edges ofthe curved portions 29 and i 30. Notches or slots 36 and 37 are providedin the curved portions 29 and 30 for the recep- 3 tube 38 may becompletely removed from the from sliding out of the box when it isclosed;

' plate 65 and disposed over the slitted plate vanity box and the stickmaterial fed by moving the finger engaging portion 42in a mannerwhichflis well known in the lipstick apt The larger stick material isdenoted by40 and the smallerstick material is denoted by 41. The'stickmaterial 40. may be. a lipstick while the stick material 41 may be eyecrayon. It will be understood that suitable nibs 43 are struck in fromthe side walls 23 to hold the frame plate 26 in position.

Referring now tothe bottom cover 21, this.

cover comprises the'bottom wall having comparatively high side walls 51and back wvalls 52and 53. .The front and back walls 52 and 53 are curvedto meetthe corresponding front and back walls on the top'cover, whilethe side walls 51 are sufficiently high to extend all the way tothe'bottom wall of the I top cover when the case is closed, receivingthe side walls 23.0f the top cover between them and thereby: preventingthe holder tubes 38 Disposed at one end of thebottom cover is a loosepowder dispensing arrangementdenoted by 56. This comprises chamber 58containing loose powder 68, the chamber 58 having a circular upstandingwall with a squared flange '57 which is held in position by nibs 69struck in from the walls 51.

Hin ed to the container 58 is a lidor cover 59. The lid 59 comprises aslitted plate 60 having a plurality of spiral slits 64, forming ineffect spring fingers therebetween. .he slitied plate 60 has aprojecting peripheral wall 63 adapted to engage over the squared plate57 when the lid 59 is closed. Theslitted plate 60 has a hinge knuckle 61through which a pintle 62 passes,-this pintle being held by knuckles 132struck from the squared plate 57. q

Disposed under the slitted plate 60 is valve is a top plate 66, thesethree plates being held together by a rivet 67.

It will be apparent that by pressingdown on the'top plate 66 the valveplate will also go downwardly yet hold considerable toiletarticles.

allowing the powder 68 to be forced or blown through the slits 64,around the top plate 66 to be taken up by the powder pufi 79. It will beunderstood that although one loose powder dispensing or sifterarrangement has been disclosed, any type of loose powder arrangement mayalso be used.

I In the sifter arrangement illustrated, the

tively.

For hinging the top and bottom covers 20 i and 21 together, the bottomcover is provided with spaced knuckles 71, the top cover is providedwith knuckle 70 fitting therebetween, a pintle 72 being passed throughthese knuckles. To provide a catch for the box, a catch-piece 74 isprovided having a slot through which a hinge knuckle 73.011 thefront'wall 24 is passed. Catch-piece 74 is provided with a recess toengage a projection76 secured'to the front wall 52 ofthe bottom cover21.

Referring now to Fig. '12 which shows a modified form of box, the topand bottom 1 covers are denoted by 92 and 93, the frame member by 94,mirror by 96', loose powder dispensing arrangement-by 91, the insert byand-the holder for stick material by 95. The construction of this box ispractically identical to the construction of the 'box described above,except that the frame member 94 has a single curved portion toaccommodate a single lipstick and the insert 90 is correspondinglysmaller than the insert'54 since it only has to accommodate a singleholder for stick material instead of two holders for stick material. v

Thus a vanity box construction has been disclosed which is neat andattractive in ap- It may be pearance and convenient to use. made thinand graceful in appearance and The favorite loose powder of the user maybe dispensed from the dispensing arrangementand the desired stickmaterial such as lipstick an 3 eye crayon may also be used. v p

lvhile certain novel features oftthe invention have been shown anddescribed and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will beunderstood that various omissions, substitutions and changes may bemadeby those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Wh at is claimed is:

r 1. In a vanity box, separable top and bottom covers, a mirror in saidtopcover, lipstick and eye crayon in said top cover alongside saidmirror, and a powder holder 1n said bottom cover, said bottom coverhaving a recess to accommodate said lipstick and eye 7 crayon when theboxis closed.

2. In a vamty box, separable top and bottom covers, a mirror 1n said topcover, lipstick and eye crayon in said top cover alongside said mirror,a loose powder chamber in said bottom cover, said loose powder chamherhaving a sitter top, saidbottom cover having a recess to accommodatesaid lipstick and eye crayon when the box is closed, a.

hinge connecting said covers,.said lipstick, eye crayon and recess ado1n1ngsa1d hinge and extendlng parallel thereto.

3. A vanity box comprising separable first and second covers, apowderholder'in said second cover, stick material in said first cover, amirror alongside said stick 'material in said first cover, said secondcover having a clearance space alongsidesaid loose powder chamber toaccommodate the stickmaterial and said mirror overlying said powderholder when the box is closed, a hinge connecting said covers, saidclearance space and stick material adjoining said hinge, said stickmaterial lying parallel to said hinge.

4. In a vanity box, a cover,'a mirror located in said cover, a toiletarticle alongside said mirror, and a single frameffixedly hold ing bothsaid mirror and toilet article insaid cover so that they must move withthe cover when the box is opened.

5. A vanity box comprising separable first and second covers, a loosepowder chamber in said second cover, stick material in said first cover,a mirror alongside said stick material in said first cover, said secondcover having a clearance space alongside said loose powder chamber toaccommodate said stick hinged thereto, a dispensing device in said lid,and an insert having 1ts edges under said hinge knuckle and under a partof said bottom chamber, respectively. y

8. In a vanity box, a rectangular cover having a bottom wall, sidewalls, front and back walls, a hinge on said back wall, a loose powderholder comprising a rectangular top plate having a circular dependingcupped portion to form a loose powderchamber, a lid hinged to said topplate for closing said chamber,

a dispensing devieein said top plate having a rear depending flange andan insert havingupstandingback onifrontjend fitting under-said hinge anddepending flange, re-

walls, a-irame member comprising a flat part having an opening andacurved wall, am' irror between said frame member and bottom 1 wall andvisible through said opening, said a 7D: 5 I In a vanity box, a'coverhaving a bet-:- torn wall and upstanding side, back and front curvedwall extending" from onesid'e wall I of the cover to the other andforming with I the adjacent part of-the cover a' sheath,' a

holder'ji'orstick material in said sheath, said sheath being closedatone end and open at the other end, said holder tube; havinga slot inits side wall, a carrier member'insaid' holder tube havng:afinger-precean said-"slot;

said frame'memberhaving a short slot' atthe openen di of said sheath:"forsthe reception ot sard'fingerpieee, and a second c'o'verfortclosingthe box 10; Ina vani tangular; flat, bot-torn wall andupstanding side, baclir and front walls, a lframefmember comprising aflat p'arthavmg a rectangular openingfand'a curved'wall, a-m1rror between-said frame membenand bottom'wal'l and"; visible through sa d openng, -sa1d curved wall extending from one side wall ty box',.a-coverhaving. areop M of the coverto the other and'forming" with f theadjacentpart ofthe bottcm a sheath, a

holder for stick material in said sheath, said frame member having apart to form the hot toms of said sheath, said sheath being open on theother end, the sidewalls ofthecover at the open end ofsaid sheath havinga notch registering with said holder tube, said hold-' er tube'having aslot'in its side wall, a carrierimember in'said holder tube havingafinger piece in said slot, saidfram'efmember having a short slot atthe'o'pen' end of said sheath for'the reception of said finger piece,and a second cover having upstanding second side walls between which theside walls of the first c0verfit, said second side walls holding saidholder tube'in position when the box is closed. I T

11. In a vanitybox, acover' having a rectangular, fiat, bottom wall andupstandingside, back and front walls, a frame member comprising a flatpart having a rectangular opening and first and second curved walls a Aa with a'loop therebetween, a mirror insaid opening, said curved wallsextending from' one side wallof the cover to the other and tom wallseparate sheaths, llOldGI DHlJBS for stick material in said sheaths,saidfframe member having apart to form the bottoms of said sheaths, saidsheaths being open on the other end, the side walls of the cover at theopen end of said sheaths having notches registering with said holder,tubes,

, forming with the adjacent part of the boteach holder tube having a$101; in its side wall, a carrier member in said holder tube I having afinger piece in said slot, said frame member having short slots at theopen ends of said sheaths'for the reception of said fingerpieces, and asecond cover having upstanding second side walls between which the sidewalls of the first cover fit, 'saidsec- 0nd sidewallsholding said holdertubesin' position when the box is closed.

712. In a vanity box, a cover having a bottom wall and upstanding side,back and front walls, a frame member comprising a flat part havingan'opening and first and second curved walls with a loop therebetween, amirror visible through said opening, said curved walls extending fromone side wall of the coverto the other and forming with'the adjacentpart'of the cover separate sheaths, holders for stick material in saidsheaths, said sheathsbeing open at one end and closed at the other end,each'holder tube having a slot in its side wall, a carrier member insaid holder tube having a finger piece in said slot, said frame memberhaving short'slots at the open ends of said sheaths for the reception ofsaid finger'pieces, and

a second cover having upstanding second 7 side walls between which theside walls of thefirst cover fit, said second side Walls holdingsaidholder tubes in position, when the box is closed; I

V In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. e e, CHARLES N.CORYELL.

